Saturday, January 31, 2015

6% Increase in DA and DR for CG Employees and Pensioners from 1.1.2015

6% Increase in DA and DR for CG Employees and Pensioners from 1.1.2015 - Thus the DA and DR will go up to 113% from the existing rate of 107%.

Increasing of Dearness Allowance for Government Employees and Pensioners is an important event of their economical life. This time is very crucial to assume that the All India CPI for IW is still stands at 253 level. But the calculation of Dearness Allowance is slightly vary from the existing level on every month.

Friday, January 30, 2015

Labour Bureau is the nodal agency of Central Government is releasing number of indices, one of the important index of CPI(IW) for the purpose of calculation of Dearness allowance and Dearness Relief to Central Government Employees and Pensioners. Last date of every month, the Labour Bureau publishes the statistics of All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers.

The undersigned is directed to say that following the issue of this Department's O.M. No. Dated 26.04.2004, the status of admissibility of pensionary benefits to CL-TS regularised after 1.1.2004 has been a subject of litigation in a number of court cases being contested by various Ministries/Department.

Poll day may be declared as local holidays for the educational institutions...

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

AUDIT BRANCH

No - 453 - F(P2)

Dated: 28-01-2015

MEMORANDUM

In connection with the bye-elections to 14-Bangaon (SC) Parliamentary Constituency and 88-Krishnaganj (SC) Assembly Constituency scheduled to be held on 13th February, 2015 (Friday), the undersigned is directed to declare the day of polling i.e 13th February, 2015 as a public holiday under section 25 of the N.I Act 1881 for the offices located within the extent of the aforementioned Parliamentary Constituency and Assembly Constituency. As per directive of the Election Commission of India, the day of dispatch i.e the day before the poll day (12-02-2015) may be declared as local holidays for the educational institutions located within the Parliamentary Constituency & Assembly Constituency, if the day of dispatch happens to be a teaching day for those institutions.

New Delhi, Government would have to bear burden of Rs. 10000 crore rupees in case dearness allowance of central government employees is merged and till the implementation of seventh pay commission report government will neither give interim relief nor merge dearness allowance in basic pay for central government employees.

Central government has flatly refused to give two thousand interim relief to 34 lakhs of its employees. Chairman of seventh pay commission Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur has refused to oblige on this issue. He further reiterated that provision of giving interim or merger of dearness allowance hasn't been there in the terms of reference for seventh pay commission.

The undersigned is directed to refer to Secretary, DEITY’s DO letter no. SSD/DeitY/BAS/2014-74 dated 23.12.2014 (copy enclosed), observing that in many offices there is a large difference between the number of registered employees and the number of employees marking their attendance in the Biometric attendance system (BAS). The Secretaries of all Ministries / Departments have been requested to issue directions to all employees to mark their attendance in BAS Portal on regular basis.\

The health ministry has moved a proposal for ending the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) in its current form and moving to an insurance-based scheme — the Central Government Employees and Pensioners Health Insurance Scheme (CGEPHIS) — in an apparent attempt to cut costs.

Instead of the government directly paying the medical bills of CGHS beneficiaries, the new scheme will be implemented through insurance companies registered with the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority and selected through bidding.

Confederation publishes the information on its official blog and same is given below for your kind consideration...

KARNATAKA STATE GETTING READY FOR INDEFINITE STRIKE

As per the decision of Joint Convention of Joint Consultative Machinery of Central Government Employees (JCM constituents) held at New Delhi on 11.12.2014, a meeting of leaders of JCM constituent organizations in Bangalore was held on 12.1.15 and on 22.01.2015 at 17.30 hours at SWRMU office in order to form a Joint Action Committee for Karnataka State.

The Modi government may declare a raise in the Income Tax Exemption limit from the current 2.5 lacs to 3 lacs.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley may announce an increase in the Income Tax Exemption limit to 3 lacs in the 2015-16 budget meeting, which will be a great relief to the taxpayers, particularly for Central Government Employees.

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

MACP scheme was introduced by sixth pay commission and there are lots of anomalies left in this scheme. This scheme is very beneficial for central government employees who are working in same grade pay for 10 years or more. But some anomalies are really worrisome for the central government employees and they expect seventh pay commission to remove those. Please go through this news paper report:-

The DA increase in January and July 2015 will play a vital role in the final numbers of the Pay Scale of 7th CPC. The estimated Pay Scales for Central Government Employees that the Seventh Pay commission can recommend for Employees working in Central Government establishments...

The Seventh Pay Commission report is expected to be released by the end of this year, and it seems that there will be no delay for the government to implement the report.

Central government employees can have free treatment in private hospitals

Central government employees can have free treatment in private hospitals. This will be a very good news for central government employees in respect of their health and care, Please read this news paper report:-

No Reimbursement for the charges of Premium Trains on LTC - DOPT Clarifies

The nodal department of Central Government, Department of Personnel and Training has clarified today that the fare charges levied by the Indian Railways for the journey by Premium trains shall not be reimbursable for the purpose of Leave Travel Concession.

The civil aviation ministry has given its nod to a proposal to provide leave travel concession for government employees to Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka to boost tourism in the region.

A senior official in the ministry confirming the development said, “The move is intended to boost tourism within SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) countries. Pakistan and Bangladesh has been left out for now because of security issues.”

Roman emperor Augustus started the tradition of military pensions in 13 BC, when every legionary who had fought 20 years for Rome was guaranteed a pension for-life. It set the bar for modern armies, and independent India continued the British tradition of financially privileging military service until the mid-1970s, when soldiers were paid more than civilian bureaucrats, in service and after retirement.

All the respected Members of Ministerial Staff Association, Survey of India are hereby informed that Special Leave Petition in the Matter to MACP on Promotion Hierarchy has been filed by the Union of India & Others V/s some of the Govt. Servants in the Honourable Supreme Court of India.

Friday, January 23, 2015

According to the news paper report, the Central Govt to release new series of CPI inflation in February…

To present a more accurate and realistic price situation, the government will release next month a new series of Consumer Price Index (CPI) with 2012 as base year for computing retail inflation rate.

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is in the process revising the Base Year from 2010=100 to 2012=100 so that the gap between Price Reference Year (Base Year) and the Weight Reference Year has been minimised. The first series (revised) would be compiled for January which will be released on February 12 and from January 2016 onwards, inflation rates would be compiled using the actual CPI of the revised series.

Age limit of Retirement in Central Government Services – What says FR56..?

“All Government servants are to retire on the last day of the month in which they attain the age of 60 years, subject to the exceptions mentioned therein”.

The DoPT Minister informed in the Parliament as a written reply to a question to the subject above mentioned as follows…

As per Rule 56 of Fundamental Rules all Government servants are to retire on the last day of the month in which they attain the age of 60 years, subject to the exceptions mentioned therein. A copy of the relevant rule is annexed. Different age of retirement for certain categories has been fixed on functional requirements.

Shortlisting of HCOs under continuous empanelment scheme in Delhi/NCR.

Continuous empanelment scheme had been started in all CGHS cities except Mumbai w.e.f. 10.12.2014. In Delhi/NCR applications received till 19.01.2015 has been scrutinized by screening committee regarding their technical eligibility and names of the qualified HCOs is given below.

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Government have extended the Revised Assured Career Progression (RACP) Scheme for the State Government employees vide Finance Department Resolution No.3560/F, dtd.06.02.2013.

2. There are certain services where on regular promotion, the employees get appointment to another cadre with separate recruitment rule. In such cases, their service is counted afresh for the purpose of RACP after availing promotion. In this eventuality, they do not retain the advantage of the past services rendered under previous post and ultimately the next RACP benefit is delayed.

It is with considerable interest that I read the musings/op ed of Brig V Mahalingam (retd), a noted TV debater/expert and of Col Rajvardhan Singh Rathore (retd), MP and now Hon’ble MoS respectively on the OROP. I do not wish to comment nor am I qualified or knowledgeable enough to do so.

Subject:-Review of Model RRs for the Store Keeping staff category of posts.

The Model RRs for the Store Keeping staff category of posts issued in this Department OM No. AB-14017/41/87-Estt. (RR) dated 23.3.1987 have been reviewed in the light of 6% CPC recommendations on revision of pay scales, instructions issued by this Department, etc. Accordingly, the revised Model Recruitment Rules for the same are enclosed as Annexure to this Office Memorandum.

New Delhi, There is a good news for Central Government employees that 7th Central Pay Commission’s report will be implemented with effect from 01.01.2016. Central Government employees are expecting merger of dearness allowance, increase in other allowances such as house rent, children education allowances etc. with the implementation of this report.

The undersigned is directed to state that, as all are aware, CS.II Division, Department of Personnel & Training is the custodian of Annual Immovable Property Return (IPR) in respect of CSS officers of Under Secretary and above levels.

Subject: Declaration of Assets and Liabilities by public servants under section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 – extension of last date for filing of revised returns by public servants who have filed property returns under the existing service rules – Clarification on filing of property returns in accordance with existing service rules for different categories of public servants -Reg.

G.S.R. 6(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Fundamental Rules, 1922, namely:-

Sunday, January 11, 2015

7th
CPC Pay Scale is fast becoming the most mesmerizing phrase among Central
Government employees these days.

Every
Central Govt Employee is waiting to find out the changes in their pay scale
that the 7th CPC would recommend to the pay structure. Sensing this eagerness,
Bloggers have been regularly coming up with their own versions of what the pay
structure could be. Do not take those writings seriously sand
authentically.

Based
on all the changes right from the 1st CPC, until the 6th CPC, we have predicted
a pay structure. Even though we weren’t keen on it, we have been receiving
requests by email and comments. At a point, it became unavoidable. We just had
to give our own interpretation too.

Indian Railways Invite Suggestions from the Public for Forthcoming Railway Budget

Railway Ministry Receives Collective Inputs on Various Railway Subjects from Online Community

The Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has been emphasizing on the need to make Indian Railways citizen oriented, so that citizens can provide inputs on various aspects on railways to improve services in railways. It is also in line with the approach of Hon’ble Prime Minister on the matter of participative governance.

Merger of 4600 and 4800 grade pay to the employees of Public Sector Undertakings

Government have not merged grade pay of Rs.4600 and Rs.4800 as per the 6th Pay Commission recommendations to the employees of Public Sector Undertakings so far.

In Parliament the Minister DR.Jitendra Singh replied in a written form to a question above quoted, that the employees of Public Sector Undertakings were not covered under the Terms of Reference of the 6th Central Pay Commission.

“The employees of Public Sector Undertakings and Autonomous Bodies were not covered under the Terms of Reference of the 6th Central Pay Commission. Though the pay scales based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission were later extended to employees of Autonomous Bodies subject to appropriate stipulations, the same are not applicable to employees of Public Sector Undertakings.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s persuasive pitch to railway employees unions has cleared the decks for more FDI inflows and private capital in national transporter that may be reflected in the rail budget.

After Modi’s statement that there would be no privatization of railways, the workers’ unions have softened their stand over several issues including FDI in the transport behemoth. However, the unions are sticking to demands relating to scrapping of new pension scheme (NPS) and DA mergers.

Department of Personnel and Training vide OM No 36035/3/2004-Estt.(Res) dated 29.12.2005 had issued consolidated instructions with regard to reservation for persons with disabilities in posts and services of the Government of India, superseding all previous instructions issued on this subject.

The Government sanction a lumpsum Pongal Prize amount of Rs.500/- (Rupees five hundred only) to all pensioners including adhoc pensioners of all categories and family pensioners of Government including All India Service, Aided Educational Institutions, Local Bodies and Ex-Village Officers.

Wednesday, January 07, 2015

Until the 6th CPC, the Dearness Allowance didn’t increase by more than 1 or 2%. It was only after the 6th Pay Commission that it began to increase substantially. With the skyrocketing prices of essential commodities, Dearness Allowance too began to rise. Twice, it touched double digits. In July 2013 and Jan 2014, within 12 months the DA has leapt on to the 100%. We cannot forget that the each instalment gave 10%. Then, it slumped.

The Governor is pleased to order that the existing rate of Compensatory (City) Allowance admissible under FD Order NO. F 6 (2) FD (Rules)/2008 dated 27-01-2009 to the State Government servants posted at Hyderabad (UA), Delhi (UA), Bangaluru (UA), Greater Mumbai (UA), Chennai (UA) and Kolkata (UA) may be revised as under:-

As per decision of government contained in Department of Personnel & Training OM no./1013/9/2014/Estt.(A-III) dated 21st November 2014 (copy enclosed), Biometric Attendance System has to be implemented on Indian Railways by 26th January, 2015. An Aadbar based Biometric Attendance System has already been successfully put in place at the Railway Board office and it has been decided to replicate the same on Zonal Railways in a phased manner.

IRTSA delegates met 7th Central Pay Commission and presented a strong case on the demands pertaining to Technical Supervisors / Supervising Engineers. Through an exclusive well organised and impressive Power Point Presentation and an exhaustive inter action with the entire Pannel – including the Chairman and all Members of the Commission.

Subject: Transfer Guidelines for Lower Division Clerks posted in Regional Offices under the administrative control of Directorate of Estates.

The undersigned is directed to say that the Directorate of Estates, an attached office of the Ministry of Urban Development, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi has eight (8) regional offices under its administrative control at different places i.e. Kolkata, Shimla, Chandigarh, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Mumbai, Nagpur & Chennai, which are administered by the Assistant Estate Managers/ Estate Managers. The Lower Divisional Clerks (LDCs) in these regional offices are recruited through the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) and on posting in the regions their service are governed by the Directorate of Estates.

The All-India CPI-IW for November, 2014 remained stationary at 253 (two hundred and fifty three). On 1-month percentage change, it remained static between October, 2014 and November, 2014 when compared with the rise of 0.83 per cent between the same two months a year ago.